Whistler: a headscarf folded and tied under the chin in the style of Russian peasant women, mainly worn by Russian grandmothers.
Neiman - 04:05pm on 05/18/2008
In the Russian the scarf is what the grandmothers wear. Apparently the words been misused enough that it’s acceptable to use it as the word for the scarf.
The Whistler - 06:05pm on 05/18/2008
Babushkas are very fashionable this spring!
Zsa Zsa - 08:05pm on 05/18/2008
Babushka means “old lady” or Grandmother and most children call them Baba, as I did. I believe the scarves took on the bubushka reference here in the US, with the immigration of thousands of Germans from Russia in the very early 1900’s.
Anna - 09:05pm on 05/18/2008
She should of brought Hillary. Then certainly she would of experienced some sniper action.
Did she don the babushka on this trip, too?
I thought a babushka was a Russian grandmother?
Whistler: a headscarf folded and tied under the chin in the style of Russian peasant women, mainly worn by Russian grandmothers.
In the Russian the scarf is what the grandmothers wear. Apparently the words been misused enough that it’s acceptable to use it as the word for the scarf.
Babushkas are very fashionable this spring!
Babushka means “old lady” or Grandmother and most children call them Baba, as I did. I believe the scarves took on the bubushka reference here in the US, with the immigration of thousands of Germans from Russia in the very early 1900’s.
She should of brought Hillary. Then certainly she would of experienced some sniper action.